Win: Masonori Nishina (16-8) Loss: David Talton (20-7)
Inning: 1 Pittsburgh David Talton pitching. Bob Leon flies out to the right fielder. Al Martinez singles past the second baseman. Randy Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Wingo Lagger singles to right field. Al Martinez advances to third on the hit. Chick Finney hits a home run. Al Martinez scores. Wingo Lagger scores. Balor Alba singles to right field. Shannon Koufax strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Philadelphia Masonori Nishina pitching. Jack Hall flies out to the left fielder. Roy Francis singles to left field. Roy Francis steals second. Jimmy Myer strikes out. Ralph Rojek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Pittsburgh Ted Stratton grounds out to the shortstop. Masonori Nishina flies out to the right fielder. Bob Leon lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Philadelphia Don Schegg strikes out. Otto Butler strikes out. Barney Selph singles to right field. Steve Higuera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Pittsburgh Al Martinez doubles to center field. Randy Lyons strikes out. Wingo Lagger grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Finney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Philadelphia David Talton strikes out. Jack Hall singles past the second baseman. Roy Francis pops out to the catcher. Jack Hall steals second. Jimmy Myer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Pittsburgh Balor Alba grounds out to the third baseman. Shannon Koufax grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Stratton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Philadelphia Ralph Rojek strikes out. Don Schegg flies out to the center fielder. Otto Butler doubles to right field. Barney Selph grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Pittsburgh Masonori Nishina flies out to the right fielder. Bob Leon pops out to the third baseman. Al Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Philadelphia Steve Higuera singles to right field. David Talton fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. David Talton strikes out. Jack Hall walks. Roy Francis grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Pittsburgh Randy Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Wingo Lagger pops out to the second baseman. Chick Finney grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Philadelphia Jimmy Myer grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Rojek pops out to the second baseman. Don Schegg flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Pittsburgh Balor Alba strikes out. Shannon Koufax strikes out. Ted Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Philadelphia Otto Butler singles to right field. Barney Selph walks. Steve Higuera lines out to the shortstop. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for David Talton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Smith strikes out. Jack Hall grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Barney Selph is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Pittsburgh Ross Spence pitching. Masonori Nishina strikes out. Bob Leon flies out to the center fielder. Al Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Philadelphia Roy Francis singles to center field. Roy Francis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jimmy Myer singles to center field. Ralph Rojek grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Myer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Don Schegg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Pittsburgh Randy Lyons singles past the second baseman. Wingo Lagger hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chick Finney hits a home run. Randy Lyons scores. Wingo Lagger scores. Toru Tominaga comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Emery is pinch hitting for Balor Alba. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Emery pops out to the third baseman. Pat Felsch is pinch hitting for Shannon Koufax. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat Felsch strikes out. Ted Stratton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Philadelphia Paul Gardner is pinch hitting for Otto Butler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paul Gardner grounds out to the second baseman. Barney Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Higuera singles to left field. Masahiro Mihara is pinch hitting for Toru Tominaga. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Masahiro Mihara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Steve Higuera is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Pittsburgh total runners LOB: 2 Philadelphia total runners LOB: 9
Pittsburgh Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Papish did not respond to coaching in velocity George Klutts improves in speed Shannon Carter improves in power_vs_lefty Shannon Carter did not respond to coaching in speed
Philadelphia Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rankin Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mel Smith improves in contact_vs_righty Jerry Schoeneck did not respond to coaching in control Mel Smith improves in power_vs_righty